A New Heart.

By Adeshola Abraham 

Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Paul warns us [about]...allowing our hearts to harden. "They are darkened in their understanding...separated from the life of God...due to...hardening of their hearts" (Ephesians 4:18 NIV). A soft heart is not weak or naive. To the contrary, wisdom, experience, and faith make for a strong heart, weathered by compassion and seasoned with mercy. 

A hardened heart is not protected, it's merely encased in injury, and it is painfully obvious to everyone but you...God wants your heart to be soft and open. In response to heartbreak, betrayal, or shame, it is... easy to develop a heart of stone. We think this will protect us from...more pain. The problem with stone is...it feels nothing - no pain, but no love. It is a trap that feels like self-preservation, but it is actually self-destruction. 

God wants to give you a heart of flesh. With his love you can emerge from a painful season of loss with a heart that is yielding, porous, and ready to receive the gifts he has...for you.

I pray for you: That painful test you went through will bring about a mind blowing testimony in Jesus name. Those wonderful Christmas gifts that God has packaged will not elude you in Jesus name. Amen

Good Morning, happy Sunday and blessed new week.